Musicians: Instruments Bows Cases Strings Accessories Ordering Makers: Materials Fittings Tools Books Varnish Return to Home - Customer Testimonials violins@violins.ca Violin Making Site Violin Forum Updated August 17, 2007 Violin Oil and Spirit Varnishes Supplies - Wood - Tools - Bow Parts - Varnish Oil and Spirit Varnishes for violin, viola, cello and bass (This page) High quality oil and spirit varnishes by Joseph Hammerl (JOHA) and Hidersine. Varnish solvents/thinners. Violin Varnish Supplies and Materials Ingredients for making and applying violin spirit and oil varnishes, including cleaners and polish, brushes, gums, resins, dyes, oils, lacs and more. Violin Varnish Recipes This is the recipe we use on our own instruments. Violin Varnish Glossary List of varnish ingredients, their properties, origin and usage.

Violin Varnish, Metric conversions Weight: 1 Gram = 0.0353 Ounces / 1 Ounce = 28.35 Grams Volume: 1 Milliliter = 0.0338 Ounces (US) / 1 Ounce (US) = 29.57 Milliliters Violin Varnish Making Books, DVDs Violin Varnishes By Joseph and Reiner Hammerl, go to this page Cremonese Varnish Secrets, Edited by Vincenzo Gheroldi, go to this page Making a Basic Oil Varnish DVD by Ricardo B. Flores, go to this page JOHA Violin Varnishes and Varnishing Supplies Made in Germany Table of JOHA Varnish Colors (approximate) Yellow Red Amber Brown  JOHA Oil Varnish Quality 1A: JOHA"1A" quality is a very fine oil varnish, with Lavender oil and Balsams to improve its quality. It is recommended to purchase a bottle of oil varnish thinner for thinning the varnish (if desired), and brush cleaner or Balsam turpentine for cleaning brushes. Standard pine turpentine is not compatible with this varnish, and will not clean the brushes. This varnish applies very well and virtually anyone can do a good job when using it. It can be slightly diluted with varnish thinner (or Balsam turpentine), despite the fact that it then takes a little longer to dry. (Test this, too, with your thumb to see if it is dry). In the long run this varnish becomes somewhat harder than spirit varnish. You can smooth this varnish, too, with pumice - stone or rottenstone and work it to a gentle shine with Polish and gloss oil. 100 ml will varnish approximately 1-2 violins. NOTE THAT THE JOHA AMBER VARNISH DOES NOT CONTAIN AMBER RESIN (AMBER REFERS TO THE COLOR). Model Oil Varnish Quality 1A 100 ml. 2-12X 1A Clear Oil Primer (Ground) Price 2-12C 1A Colorless Oil Varnish Price 2-12Y 1A Yellow Oil Varnish Price 2-12A 1A Amber (color) Oil Varnish Price 2-12R 1A Red Oil Varnish Price 2-12B 1A Brown Oil Varnish Price 2-12RB 1A Red-Brown Oil Varnish Price 2-12DB 1A Dark Brown Oil Varnish Price 2-12BK 1A Black Oil Varnish Price 2-12F 1A Finish Oil Varnish, clear (for final coat) Price  JOHA Spirit Varnish   Quality 1A: JOHA"1A" quality is a very fine quality spirit varnish made from natural resins. Spirit varnish has always been the most commonly used for stringed instruments. It dries quickly, thus allowing a daily coating. The coating must be applied quickly, however, in order to prevent the varnish from clouding, especially on color varnish. Every coat must be thoroughly dried before the next coat is applied in order to prevent and cracks from materializing later. (Press hard on the varnish with your thumb for a few seconds. If it fails to make a print in the varnish then you can apply the next coat ). Spirit varnish can be smoothed well with pumice-stone or rottenstone and polished with an appropriate polish. 100 ml will varnish approximately 1-2 violins. NOTE THAT THE JOHA AMBER VARNISH DOES NOT CONTAIN AMBER RESIN (AMBER REFERS TO THE COLOR). Model Spirit Varnish Quality 1A 100 ml. 2-22X 1A Clear Spirit Primer (Ground) Price 2-22C 1A Colorless Spirit Varnish Price 2-22Y 1A Yellow Spirit Varnish Price 2-22A 1A Amber (color) Spirit Varnish Price 2-22R 1A Red Spirit Varnish Price 2-22B 1A Brown Spirit Varnish Price 2-22RB 1A Red-Brown Spirit Varnish Price    Violin Varnish Thinners, Brush Cleaners, Sicccative   2-2BRCL JOHA Brush cleaner, 100 ml bottle Price 2-10S JOHA Siccative (dryer) for oil varnishes, 100 ml bottle Price 2-10T JOHA Oil varnish thinner, per 100 ml. Recommended thinner for JOHA oil varnishes, it is specially formulated to yield best results. Price 2-TURP Balsam Turpentine, Portuguese, 100 ml. For thinning oil varnish and brush cleaning (oil varnish only) Price Product Number Hidersine Oil and Spirit Varnishes   2-41H Hidersine oil varnish, clear, 50 ml bottle Price 2-50H Hidersine spirit varnish, clear, 50 ml bottle Price   1704 Type Spirit Varnishes   2-1704I Dry Ingredients '1704N' Dry Ingredients for 1704 varnish variation, double recipe (yields about 500 ml of varnish). Includes: 90g seedlac, 10g gum mastic, 10g gum sandarac, 14 ml. lavender spike oil. Approx. 400 ml of alcohol needed for this double recipe, sold separately. Instructions included with package. Instructions for preparation: HTML Word Price 2-1704 We have limited supplies of the above varnish ready-made. 100 ml bottle. Price Also visit our varnish supplies page. Home Info Center violins@violins.ca Print Page

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